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Curiosities: Why does it seem like mosquitoes are attracted to some people more than others?

June 30, 2008

“It’s true. There’s always one in every group,” says UW–Madison entomology professor and mosquito expert Susan Paskewitz. Photo: Jeff Miller That’s…

Synchronized swimming: Collections of microorganisms make their own waves

June 25, 2008

Some microorganisms prefer the breaststroke while swimming. Others move along by essentially twisting their tail. How populations of bacteria and other microorganisms swim is more than just a matter of style, according to Mike Graham, University of Wisconsin–Madison Harvey D. Spangler Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering.

Recent sightings: Algae on Lake Mendota

June 24, 2008

Following approximately 15 inches of rainfall during the first two weeks of June, algae collects on the surface water…

BIO 2008: Targeted therapies enjoy banner year

June 23, 2008

With all the buzz about stem cell research breakthroughs and other highlights in a year of life-science innovation, it was targeted therapies with companion molecular diagnostics that gained the most in terms of development and usage, according to a new study released by Deloitte Consulting.

Curiosities: Why does the sky turn green before a tornado?

June 6, 2008

Scott Bachmeier, a research meteorologist at the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies at UW–Madison, says that particles in the air scatter…